if she gets pregnant, what are the conditions for a medical discharge for married women? do i have to be enlisted for her discharge to be possible? or can she take a medical with out me being in the military??? people who actually know what they are talking about please be the only ones who answer
2007-08-07 10:04:07 · 14 answers · asked by Chris W 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes; she can get out on a medical discharge for being pregnant, and no, you don't have to enlist. If she plans on getting pregnant you need to make sure you two have a plan for insurance though. The Military isn't going to cover her once she's discharged; she isn't their responsibility any more after that. Why not wait and finish up the enlistment? It's only a few years and if you time it right she could have the baby at the end of her enlistment, be covered medically and then be able to get out by just not reenlisting.
EDIT:
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about this subject going on here. She's Army; so I went ahead and looked up the Army regs. for you. YES, she can separate if she so chooses once she becomes pregnant (married or not) according to AR 635-200 paragraph 1-16, 1-36, 5-11 and 6-3 Chapter 8. There...now she can look up the regs herself. Hope that helps clear it up for you both. Good luck.
2007-08-07 11:42:29 · answer #1 · answered by april 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She can get out on a Maternity discharge...it is a type of medical. It doesn't matter if you are in the military or not. But you will have to figure out some kind of medical care because I am sure she wouldn't be covered via the military...maybe the VA, but it takes time to get into the system. Yes, I am prior military and I saw women get pregnant all the time and get out with it...at least those were the rules 10 years ago.
The discharge doesn't have anything to do with you, and it doesn't matter if you are married or not. You could talk to the JAG officer to find out more.
2007-08-07 10:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by Fedup Veteran 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Generally the military will let pregnat women out of the military. Although if she is in a MOS that the Army is real short on, they may delay or deny a discharge. Talk with the base admin folks to get the best information.
2007-08-07 10:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Speaking from personal experience. Your wife can get out on a medical discharge if she becomes pregnant. I was discharged in 1995 when I was 6 months pregnant. My commander and first sergeant gave me the option of staying in or getting out. I decided to get out. It is completely up to your wife. Being single or married, females still get the option.
2007-08-07 15:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"if she gets pregnant, what are the conditions for a medical discharge for married women?" Can't be sure but they used to offer women the choice of staying in or getting out.
"do i have to be enlisted for her discharge to be possible?" Nope! :D
2007-08-07 10:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by Guessses, A.R.T. 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some of the things people are saying just doesnt make any sense. Even if she is in a dangerous career field she can stay in while pregnant and afterwards. A girlfriend of mine is in life support, they go on frequent deployments and are on flight status so they go through survival training. She stayed it. Pregnancy discharge IS NOT automatic. But yes she can do it. If a pregnant woman requests to leave the service she should be able to do so without any questions asked basically. A woman is deployable up to 28 weeks I believe is the time frame. Your civilian status makes no difference. it is her career and her pregnancy and she is in control. She needs to speak with her NCO and her CO. They should be able to instruct her on how to do it.
2007-08-07 13:30:44 · answer #6 · answered by Ktwman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see that you got a lot of conflicting answers. What I would do if I were you would be to ask. If your wife doesn't want to ask, then this is what I would do: get someone older than you (her father, uncle,etc) to call who ever is over her. They should call ranting and raving about why the military no longer discharges pregnant women. Tell him not to mention her name at all. Someone will kindly explain the procedure to him, if only to get him off the phone: then you will have your answer.
2007-08-07 13:52:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jaedyn=God has heard 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If she gets pregnant, she is not mission capable, so that means nondeployable, just like having a broken leg, she would have to wait until she got a fit for duty evakluation by the docs, after the birth of the child, before she would be deployable again, and no, you dont have to be in the service either, I would have her stay in, have the Baby, and continue on until her enlistment is up,
2007-08-07 10:14:44 · answer #8 · answered by sofmatty 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Present policy regarding pregnancy is immediate discharge no questions asked. Your status as a civilian has nothing at all to do with it. She would have apply for an exception to policy if she wishes to remain in the Army and they must be willing to carry her in a duty position that will not endanger her pregnancy. If she is any MOS that implies a risk then forget it, shes out.
2007-08-07 10:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she wont get a medical discharge becuase of the pregnancy unless something goes seriously wrong, and the problems would be grounds for discharge even without the pregnancy. she will be nondeployable for the duration of the pregnancy and a short period after that, but because she is married and has alterntae childcare available (you) she could get deployed after the child is born if she is on a deployment rotation. but like i said, a discharge is out of the question provided there are no issues, and she will have to finish out her contrat with the army.
2007-08-07 11:41:20 · answer #10 · answered by gina.alvarez1 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋